Q. Consider the annexation of the following States under Doctrine of Lapse and arrange them into chronological order -
1. Satara
2. Jhansi
3. Baghat
4. Udaipur
Select the correct answer from the codes given below -
1) 1, 4, 3, 2
2) 3, 1, 2, 4
3) 1, 3, 4, 2
4) 2, 4, 1, 3
Q. With reference to Lala Lajpat Rai which of the following Statements is/ are correct?
1. At first he was not in favour of the policy of Non-cooperation but later he joined in favour with Gandhi.
2. Lala Lajpat Rai also participated in the formation of Swaraj Party.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below -
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Arrange the names of the following Pallava rulers according to their reign in correct chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below -
1. Parmeshvaravarman I
2. Narsinghvarman I
3. Nandivarman II
4. Mahendravarman I
1) 4, 2, 1, 3
2) 4, 3, 1, 2
3) 1, 3, 2, 4
4) 3, 2, 1, 4
Q. With reference to the scholars/ litterateurs of ancient India, consider the following statements -
1. Panini is associated with Pushyamitra Shunga.
2. Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana.
3. Kalidasa is associated with Chandragupta-II
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 2 and 3 only
3) 3 only
4) 1, 2 and 3
Q. With reference to the history of India, 'Ulgulan' or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events?
1) The Revolt of 1857
2) The Mappila Rebellion of 1921
3) The Indigo Revolt of 1859-60
4) Birsa Munda's Revolt of 1899-1900
Q. Wellesley established the Fort William College of Calcutta because -
1) he was asked by the Board of Directors at London to do so
2) he wanted to revive interest in oriental learning in India
3) he wanted to provide William Carey and his associates with employment
4) he wanted to train British civilians for administrative purpose in India
Q. Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of -
1) peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters
2) its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions
3) national leaders' opposition to the cultivation of indigo
4) Government control over the planters
Q. In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around -
1. women's right to gain education
2. age of consent
3. restitution of conjugal rights
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 2 and 3 only
3) 1 and 3 only
4) 1, 2 and 3
Q. With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term 'paramitas'?
1) The earliest Dharma shastra texts written in aphoristic (sutra) style
2) Philosophical schools that did not accept
3) Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path
4) Powerful merchant guilds of early medieval South India
Q. With reference to the history of India, the terms 'kulyavapa' and 'dronavapa' denote -
1) measurement of land
2) coins of difference monetary value
3) classification of urban land
4) religious rituals
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